60NYT > Patricia E. Harristopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/h/patricia_e_harris/index.html?inline=nyt-perNews about Patricia E. Harris, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 31 Mar 2015 18:45:23 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comE-Mails From 2010 Show Rush to Get Stars to Endorse a Schools Chancellorhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/nyregion/e-mails-show-rush-to-quell-furor-over-cathleen-black.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/nyregion/e-mails-show-rush-to-quell-furor-over-cathleen-black.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/05/03/nyregion/black/black-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The e-mails between New York City officials and Cathleen P. Black capture the anxious efforts in the Bloomberg administration to quell the poor public reception to her selection as schools chancellor.By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUMFri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/nyregion/e-mails-show-rush-to-quell-furor-over-cathleen-black.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBoard Named for World Trade Center Site's Planned Arts Centerhttp://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/board-named-for-arts-center-planned-for-world-trade-center-site/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe naming of a board of directors was necessary to gain access to funds from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.By PATRICIA COHENFri, 30 Dec 2011 13:25:10 -0500http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/board-named-for-arts-center-planned-for-world-trade-center-site/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBloomberg, as Witness, May Face Prickly Questionshttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/nyregion/vacco-ex-attorney-general-defends-former-bloomberg-consultant.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/nyregion/vacco-ex-attorney-general-defends-former-bloomberg-consultant.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2011/10/03/nyregion/subsubhaggerty/subsubhaggerty-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>With bluntness, fire and levity, the lawyer defending a former consultant to Michael R. Bloomberg has been fulfilling the fantasy of the mayor’s critics.By JOHN ELIGONMon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/nyregion/vacco-ex-attorney-general-defends-former-bloomberg-consultant.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCouncil Will Not Require Mayor to Disclose Travelhttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/council-will-not-require-mayor-to-disclose-travel/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe bill would have required mayors to inform the city clerk when they traveled either 250 miles from New York City or outside the continental United States for more than 24 hours.By KATE TAYLORWed, 28 Sep 2011 17:48:03 -0400http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/council-will-not-require-mayor-to-disclose-travel/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAs a Consultant Stands Trial, Bloomberg’s Style Comes Under Scrutinyhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/nyregion/the-mayors-style-under-the-defense-microscope.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/nyregion/the-mayors-style-under-the-defense-microscope.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2011/09/28/nyregion/subgotham2/subgotham2-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The defendant himself was an afterthought on Tuesday as aides to Michael R. Bloomberg took the stand in the trial of John F. Haggerty Jr., who is accused of fleecing the mayor of $1.1 million.By MICHAEL POWELLWed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/nyregion/the-mayors-style-under-the-defense-microscope.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTop Bloomberg Aide Will Lead His Charity Boardhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/nyregion/01harris.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/nyregion/01harris.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2010/04/01/nyregion/01harris_CA0/01harris_CA0-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The appointment of Patricia E. Harris was criticized by philanthropy experts and good-government groups.By MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHENThu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/nyregion/01harris.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAmid Budget Worries, Mayor Finds Jobs for Campaign Staffhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/nyregion/27hiring.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSome of the posts Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg filled were vacant; others were created for specific people.By MICHAEL BARBAROWed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/nyregion/27hiring.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTrusted Aides to Bloomberg Get Big Bonuseshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/nyregion/16bonuses.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe mayor won a closer-than-expected victory, but still awarded large pay packages to his campaign staff.By MICHAEL BARBAROSat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/nyregion/16bonuses.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBonuses Uncertain for Bloomberg Election Aideshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/nyregion/07bonus.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe closeness of his re-election may jeopardize the payouts, some as high as $400,000, that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has routinely given campaign workers.By MICHAEL BARBAROSat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/nyregion/07bonus.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssChief Factor in Mayor’s Race: Bloomberg Influencehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/nyregion/04ticktock.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/nyregion/04ticktock.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2009/11/04/nyregion/04ticktock_CA0/thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Using money and influence, whether in New York or Washington, the mayor’s team tried to make sure that no serious obstacles stood in his way to a third term.By MICHAEL BARBAROWed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/nyregion/04ticktock.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss